State v. Atwood

THISSEN, Justice.

In this case, we must determine whether a blood sample drawn by a medical professional during the course of emergency medical treatment is "information" within the scope of Minnesota's statutory physician-patient privilege, codified at Minn. Stat. § 595.02, subd. 1(d) (2018). The statute provides:

A licensed physician or surgeon, dentist, or chiropractor shall not, without the consent of the patient, be allowed to disclose any information or any opinion based thereon which the professional acquired in attending the patient in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to…